Pansy

8 x 8 cm Today was plein air. Even if just to the backyard. It's kind of like kids starting out with the tent in the backyard before going camping in the wilds with the bears and mosquitos. And there are wonderful things even in our backyard, like this pansy. Neither one of us planted it, so we figure the birds did. The first thing I did was spill my turpentine. No, that was the second thing. The first thing is that I forgot my paintbox. Duh. I had my brushes, boards, and turp to spill, but no paint. And no rags to clean it up. Good thing we started in the backyard.

Black Bird

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He was in an earlier painting, but you probably wouldn't recognize him. Even though it was even named after him, it only shows his feet.

Bouquet

17,5 x 23,5 cm Unexpected pleasures of life.

Two Pairs

24 x 17,5 cm These pears just aren't pears until they have those tiny little dots.

The Three Pears

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Daisy

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Dancing Daisies

17,5 x 24 cm When I pick flowers from the garden, I like to make loose, carefree arrangements.

Sugar And Spice

aceo Sugar and spice, and everything nice. Cinnamon toast, apple pie, cherry pie. My grandmother.

Spotlight

17 x 14 cm

Sometimes I think I know the truth about something and later find out differently. I know I don't know which mushrooms outside are safe, so I just leave them alone. They are sure interesting to look at though.

In The Pink

30 x 70 cm *

Recycling

30 x 40 cm A friend gave me an old honey jar she found.

Peanuts

aceo This guy works for peanuts.

Das Rotkehlchen

aceo I heard something and looked up. This guy was sitting on a branch talking to me. He had a bit to say.

Secrets In The Sauce

11,5 x 11 cm When my husband and I are cooking together, I make the Hollandaise Sauce. It's not because I'm the expert, but because there's a lot of stirring at the stove involved. He gets everything ready in a pan and says: "Here. Stir." Or I put everything in the pan that he tells me to, then stir, while he's working his magic on something else. He comes over once in awhile to see if the yolks are just the right color to say it's done. Only because I ask him to. While we're eating, he thanks me for making the sauce. Well ... I sort of did.

Carnation

9 x 14,5 cm

Truckin'

15 x 9 cm

On my list of things to buy.

Undercover

aceo I went to the store to get some things I needed, and felt like shopping for doodads. Sometimes there isn't really anything that hits the spot, but this time I wasn't disappointed. This candle, for example.

Uncovered

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The Blue One

aceo He's not Kohlmeise. He's Blaumeise. Related, but he's the blue one.

West

aceo I was experimenting with painting surfaces, so instead of painting the entire bouquet in one painting, I painted The Four Corners of the bouquet.